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Josh and Kurt talk about the epic failure that was episode 300. But this ties nicely into the topic of the day which is new ways to do things. The example is a new way to hold a controller when playing Tetris. There are always new tools and new ideas in security. Sometimes we have to abandon the old way because the new way to too good to ignore. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_301_Youre_holding_it_wrong_the_importance_of_unlearning.mp3 Show Notes Lawfare Apple NSO podcast New way to play Tetris

This episode need a huge disclaimer: we got almost all of the details of this wrong, the lawsuit is based on CFAA, not on copyright. We apologize for this enormous oversight. Josh and Kurt talk about Apple suing NSO using a copyright claim as their vehicle. Copyright is often used as a reason to bring lawsuits, even when it doesn’t always make sense. Copyright has been used by open source to expand rights, and many companies to restrict rights. It’s a very odd law sometimes. At the end of the day it seems the only real path forward for a problem like NSO is up to governments to protect their citizens. ...

Josh and Kurt talk about the news that the NSO Group is widely distributing spyware onto a large number of devices. This news should be a wake up call for anyone creating devices and systems that could be attacked, it’s time to segment services. There’s not a lot individuals can do at this point, but we have some ideas at the end of the episode. https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/opensourcesecuritypodcast/Episode_281_If_you_spy_on_journalists_youre_the_bad_guys.mp3 Show Notes NSO Group spying Technical details Twitter thread Are we the Baddies?